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Summer Assignment Physics
1. Very Short Answer (1 Mark Questions)
I. The focal length of concave mirror is?
a. +ve b. -ve c. Both d. Can't said
II. The refractive index 'μ' of a medium, where velocity of light 'u' in it, is related to velocity (c) of light in vacuum as
𝑢
a) μ = 𝑐 b) μ = cu
𝑢 1
c) μ = 𝑐
d) μ = 𝑐𝑢
III. The focal length of a Biconvex lens with refractive index 1.5 and radius of curvature 'R' on both sides is:
𝑅
a) 2 b) R c) 2R d) 4R [2022(A)]
IV. Two thin Biconvex lens of focal lengths 30cm and 60cm are kept in contact in air medium. The power of the combination is:
a) 5 D b) 4 D c) 3 D d) 9 D [2021(A)]
V. A monochromatic light of wavelength 600 nm enters from air to glass medium of refractive index 1.5. The wavelength of
refracted light inside the glass is:
a) 400 nm b) 600 nm c) 700 nm d) 900 nm [2019(A)]
VI. A convex mirror is placed inside water. Will its focal length change? [2019(A)]
VII. Blue colour of sky is due to which of the following phenomena of light:
a) interference b) scattering c) diffraction d) dispersion [2018(A)]
VIII. In optical fiber, the propagation of light occurs due to which phenomena? [2018(A)]
IX. The power of a convex lens of focal length 20cm in diopter unit is:
a) -10 b) -5 c) 5 d) 10 [2017(A)]
2. Short Answer (2 Mark Questions)
a. Prove R=2f for concave mirror or concave mirror.
b. A concave mirror of radius of curvature 20cm and object distance 20cm. Find image distance and corresponding ray
diagram.
c. Pole is taken as origin and principal axis is taken as x-axis of mirror? (Change the underline word if required)
d. What is focal plane?
e. What is radius of curvature?
f. what is the minimum distance between object and image of a concave mirror . Explain it with ray diagram .
3. Short Answer (3 Mark Questions)
a. Explain magnification
b. Explain Relative position of image w.r.t object by concave mirror.
c. Explain Relative position of image w.r.t position of object by concave mirror.
d. A convex mirror with magnification ½ and object distance 40cm. find its focal length and corresponding ray diagram.
e. Explain power of lens.
f. A concave mirror with radius 40cm and convex mirror 20cm. are combined together. Find combination power.
4. Long Answer type (5 Mark Questions)
a. Derive mirror formula for concave mirror.
b. Derive mirror formula for convex mirror.
c. Derive lens Maker's formula.
d. What is critical angle, Total internal reflection. Derive the expression for critical angle.
e. Derive the relation between real depth, apparent depth and shift when object placed on denser medium
f. Derive lens formula for concave lens
g. Derive lens formula for convex lens
1. An object is kept 20 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 60 cm. Find the nature and position of the image
formed.
2. An object is kept in front of a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm. The image formed is real and three times the size of the
object. Calculate the distance of the object from the mirror.
3. Calculate the distance of an object of height h from a concave mirror of radius of curvature 20 cm, so as to obtain a real image
of magnification 2. Find the location of image also.
4. The apparent depth of an object at the bottom of tank filled with a liquid of refractive index 1.3 is 7.7 cm. What is the actual
depth of the liquid in the tank ?
5. Monochromatic light of wavelength 589 nm is incident from air on a water surface. If u for water is 1.33, find the wavelength,
frequency and speed of the refracted light.
6. The radii of curvature of both the surfaces of a lens are equal. If one of the surfaces is made plane by grinding, then will the
focal length of lens change? Will the power change?
7. Calculate the radius of curvature of an equi concave lens of refractive index 1.5, when it is kept in a medium of refractive index
1.4, to have a power of -5D?
8. An equilateral glass prism has a refractive index 1.6 in air. Calculate the angle of minimum deviation of the prism, when kept in a
medium of refractive index 4√2/5
9. Under what conditions does the phenomenon of total internal reflection take place? Draw ray diagram showing how a ray of
light deviates by 90° after passing through a right-angled isosceles prism.
10. Calculate the speed of light in a medium whose critical angle is 45°
Q12. An equiconvex lens of focal length f is cut into two identical plane convex lenses. How will the power of each part be related
to the focal length of the original lens?
11. A double convex lens of +5D is made of glass of refractive index 1.55 with both faces of equal radii of curvature. Find the value
of its radius of curvature.
12. A converging lens has a focal length of 20 cm in air. It is made of a material of refractive index 1.6. If it is immersed in a liquid of
refractive index 1.3, find its new focal length.
13. A beam of light travels from air into a medium. Its speed and wavelength in the medium are 1.5 x10 ^ 8 m /s ^ - 1 and 230 nm,
respectively. The wavelength of light in air will be
14.A ray of light travels a distance of 12.0 m in a transparent sheet in 60 ns. The refractive index of the sheet is
15.A ray of light of wavelength 600 nm propagates from air into a medium. If its wavelength in the medium becomes 400 nm. the
refractive index of the medium is
16. Light from a point source in air falls on a spherical glass surface ( n = 1.5 and radius of curvature = 20 cm). The distance of the
light source from the glass surface is 100 cm. Image distance from the glass surface is
17. A biconcave lens of power P vertically splits into two identical plano-concave parts. The power of each part will be
18. A biconvex lens made of a transparent material of refractive index 1.25 is immersed in a water of refractive index 1.33. Will the
lens behave as a converging or a diverging lens? Give reason.
19. A biconvex lens made of a transparent material of refractive index 1.5 is immersed in a water of refractive index 1.33. Will the
lens behave as a converging or a diverging lens? Give reason.
20. A convex lens is placed in contact with a plane mirror. A point object at a distance of 20 cm on the axis of this combination has
its image coinciding with itself. What is the focal length of the lens
21. For the same value of angle of incidence, the angles of refraction in three media A, B and C are 15 deg 25 deg and 35 deg
respectively. In which medium, would the velocity of light be minimum?
22. A point object in air is placed symmetrically at a distance of 60 cm in front of a concave spherical surface of refractive index
1.5. If the radius of curvature of the surface is 20 cm, find the position of the image formed.
23.Calculate the radius of curvature of an equi-concave lens of refractive index 1.5, when it is kept in a medium of refractive index
1.4, to have a power of -5D?
